Garcia and Chong Tangle
Two of the field’s larger stacks, Malaysia’s Victor Chong and Spain’s Damaso Garcia, have just played a pot that saw Chong emerge the victor.
We picked up the hand on the flop with the community cards spread 
and 5,500 in the pot just as Garcia (middle position) checked the flop over to Chong. The Malaysian player took his time about it but eventually decided to bet 2,200, which Garcia called and it was off to the 
turn.
Garcia checked it over to Chong once more and after some deliberation, Chong tapped the table languidly to indicate a check and the dealer peeled off the 
river.
This brought a third check from Garcia and Chong now fired for 15,000. Garcia looked as though he was thinking about calling, but thought better of it and mucked, leaving Chong to rake in the pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,500
85,500
|
85,500 |
|
72,000
38,000
|
38,000 |